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INDIA - FREEDOM
STRUGGLE - 1st ANGLO-SIKH WAR |
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Date-wise Events |
- February 10, 1846:
Battle of Sabraon - The
Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846, between
the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa
Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikhs
were completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of
the First Anglo-Sikh War.
- March 09, 1846:
First ANGLO-SIKH WAR - Treaty of Lahore - The
battle ended up in the Treaty of Lahore on 9 March 1846,
whereby the Sikhs were made to surrender the valuable region
(the Jullundur Doab) between the Beas River and Sutlej
River. The Lahore Durbar was also required to pay an
indemnity of 15 million rupees. Because it could not readily
raise this sum, it ceded Kashmir, Hazarah and all the forts,
territories, rights and interests in the hill countries
situated between the Rivers Beas and Indus to the East India
Company, as equivalent to ten million of rupees.
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Description |
- The First Anglo-Sikh war began in late 1845, after a
combination of increasing disorder in the Sikh empire
following the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.
- The Sikhs had been temporarily dismayed by their defeat
at the Battle of Ferozeshah, and had withdrawn most of their
forces across the Sutlej River.
- The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh
Empire and the East India Company between 1845 and 1846.
In a later separate arrangement (the Treaty of Amritsar),
the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, purchased Kashmir from the
East India Company for a payment of 7.5 million rupees and
was granted the title Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
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